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Caroline Urdaneta

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Welcome to Toddler Thursdays! Join us every Thursday on the MomsRising blog for crafts and recipes for toddlers and preschoolers, as well as news and tips on childcare and early education. Sometimes I feel like we are the A-Team around here! Did you ever watch the A-Team ? It was one of my favorite television shows in the 1980's. If you think about it, it was the ultimate DIY show. In each episode, the A-Team would scavenge around for materials to create something essential to hatch their plan. Part of the comedy (and awesomeness) of the show was the silly stuff they would use. For instance,...

Mother's Day is fast approaching and I'm always on the hunt for clever ideas that say,"You are an awesome Mom!" The other day, I started thinking about how teeny-tiny luxuries (like romantic smelling drawer sachets) are something that any mother would enjoy. After all, don't we all have sock drawers? For this DIY project, you will need a sewing machine* (and obviously thread), paper and blank cards, a permanent marker, potpourri, scrap fabric and scissors. *As an alteration to this project, you could glue-on the "dresser" pocket and substitute the sachet for something else that could easily...

Making a cape for your little superhero at home is easier than you think! Using felt and grosgrain ribbon, I fashioned a cape for one of my little helpers so that she could fly around my house and use her super powers to help save the day! Here's How: Materials Needed: 4 Felt Squares (approx 8.5 inches x 11 inches) thread and a sewing machine grosgrain ribbon scissors Step 1: Sew together the four felt sheets. I overlapped my sheets but you can sew yours any way you like. Felt is forgiving! Step 2: Laying the grosgrain ribbon flat on the top edge of the sewn together squares, sew it directly...